If my calculations are correct, Manx Liberty will be playing Ashfield-Breadsall 1 in Round Nine (other pairings are available). Manx have already played all the teams that could realistically challenge them unless they turn up with three weaker players as they did in Rounds 1 & 2. They have already played five different GMs, three IMs and a woman GM and with Gonzaga breathing down their necks I would expect them to appear with at least three or four titled players in the final rounds. In the Bundesliga they are in mid-table whereas here they need to win their last three matches to progress to Division Two.

Alex McFarlane wrote:Yes but I was using the Mick Morris pairing method!!!!

Sorry I mis-sorted after doing a provisional rd 10

Manx v Ash Bred 1 is one possibility but what I was also looking at was
Mant 1 v Chedd 2
Manx v Mant 2
Gonzaga v Hounds
Ash 1 v Jorvick
as this allows the top 8 to be paired together.

3Cs3 and Kts 3 will also affect things as they will possibly have to float up into the top half.

As I say I'm looking at making sure it doesn't crash leaving no possible rd 11 pairing and trying to reduce the chances of a team getting 3 of the same colour.

I think we all know that pairing is going to be a nightmare. Last year in Division Four Ashfield-Breadsall 2 were paired against the League Leaders Sussex Martlets 2 in Round 10 and then the bottom team Barnet Knights 3 in Round Eleven. By that time so many teams had withdrawn that there were only 15 teams left in the last round which necessitated a dreaded triangular pairing. Hope everyone can manage the last three rounds at Wakefield.